Connecticut western news., 1887-04-06

THE OLD SIXTH ARMY CORPS COMMANDER
 PROPOSED TABLET AT sPoTTsYLvA-
 MA, VA.
 From the Hartford Telegram March 31
 The following communication. has been received from Comrade Mills, assistant district attorney of Brooklyn, N. T., which will explain itself much better than anything we can say re- specting its object. It is a most com mendable one that should touch the feelings of every soldier of the Union in the late struggle, more especially those of the Sixth Army corps, who knew and learly loved "Uncle" John Sedgwick.
 The Telegram will receive and for ward all contributions to this worthy object and publish the names of contri- butors with the amounts contributed as fast as received.
 Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 30, 'S7. To the Editor of the Telegram
 4 number of Sixth Army corps sold iers on a recent visit to the Virginia battle fields were astonished to find that the spot on which General Sedgwick fell at Spottsylvania is wholly without stone or tablet to designate it. On returning therefrom they called num- Der Of their army associates together and 1t was then determined that some proper and inexpensive memorial stone should be constructed and at an early Jay placed upon the ground that grand old hero made sacred by his fall. The result was the formation of Sedgwick Memorial association for the purpose of occurring the ground and erecting and dedicating such tablet. It Is not intended to construct an expensive monumental memorial that the Sixth corps long ago did, and the handsome bronze statue of General Sedgwlck on the grounds of the military academy at West Point attests the generous remem- brance of the famous, general. It is designed to purchase from the Alsop farm little less than an acre of ground and to erect a neat and appropriate stone tablet thereon, the cost of the same 1t Is estimated will be about s. 900. The owner of the land has agreed to sell and 1t only remains with the sur | viyors of the old Sixth to respond to the call and contribute in any amount however small-$1 or less-to carry out the desires of the Sedgwick Memorial association, and of all Sixth corps veterans whose sense of duty as true 1 soldiers inspires them to perpetuate the memory of their distinguished con- mander. There are many survivors of the old Sixth corps residents of the city of Hartford and also many repre- sentatives of other regiments who served in one of the three divisions comprising the Sixth Army corps, and from them generous and hearty co. operation Is expected to make the dedi cation of memorial tablet to Majo, | General John Sedgwick at Spottsylva mia, Va, grand success.
 | The Seugwick Memorial association of Philadelphia, Pa, proposes to visil the battlefield of Spottsylvania on May l2 next. and they have arranged to fur nish tickets to Fredericksburg, Va. t. cost about S16.
 A special train will leave Hartford a lO.3o on the night of May 10th. ant connect at Philadelphia the following morning with special" having ol board all the executive officers of the Sedgwick Memorial association of tha city. Representatives of the famous Pennsylvania regiments that served in the Sixth corps will accompany tht party to Virginia.
 It is the wish of the writer that a: many of the veterans of the Army O the Potomac who intend participating in the ceremonies of this dedication shall communicate their purpose to him in order that arrangements can be made for their comfort enroute, etc. It mus not be understood that this proposed excursion Is to be confined to the Sixtl corps veterans such is not the case
 A generous and hearty welcome is ex tended to the veterans of the Army 0 the Potomac to join with their com nades of the "Old Sixth" in visiting tn,